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A fire ripped through a shelter on Saturday, causing $2 million worth of damage and leaving several people displaced. Gadi Schwartz reports from North Hollywood for the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday, May 4, 2014. (Published Monday, May 5, 2014)

Updated at 11:01 AM PDT on Monday, May 5, 2014

Several homeless people lost the few items they owned in a fire that destroyed the shelter they were staying in early Saturday morning.

The San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission at 13422 Saticoy Street in North Hollywood was declared a total loss after going up in flames, officials said. The fire was initially reported just before 1 a.m as flames from a large outdoor palette fire roared next door to the building that housed the shelter.

Shelter Fire Leaves Several Displaced

Several people were displaced by a fire that destroyed a shelter. Gadi Schwartz reports from North Hollywood for the NBC4 News at 6 on Sunday, May 4, 2014. (Published Sunday, May 4, 2014)

More than 20 people were sleeping inside when flames broke out. They were able to escape, but lost what little they had.

“This is all I had. This is my bed, this is my home, this is my children’s things,” said Nancy Arias as she walked through the rubble on Sunday.